Chaos Group’s cloud service combines powerful tech with a simple interface, so you can render your most complex scenes at the push of a button. Sign up for the beta, and enjoy free rendering for a limited time.

Architectural communication studio Beauty and The Bit unleashed its inner Kubrick for this atmospheric short film. Watch it here, and find out how director Victor Bonafonte took advantage of V-Ray Cloud.

With V-Ray for Grasshopper, included in the latest version of V-Ray for Rhino, users can create photorealistic imagery from within Grasshopper. We asked Imago Design founder Jan Kokol to explain what’s new, and how it’s going to change his workflow.

Wise-cracking trash panda Rocket Raccoon has become a staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We talked to Method’s Nate Shaw about wrangling the character into Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Avengers: Infinity War.